Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,

“Lord, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

“Today when I came to the spring, I prayed: Lord, God of my master Abraham, if only You will make my journey successful!

“Before I had finished praying silently, there was Rebekah coming with her jug on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her: Please let me have a drink.

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.

The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also.

I prayed to the Lord: Lord God, do not annihilate Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a strong hand.

Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, let the man of God you sent come again to us and teach us what we should do for the boy who will be born.”

Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears.

While she continued praying in the Lord’s presence, Eli watched her lips.

Hannah was praying silently, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk

Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”

“Please, my lord,” she said, “as sure as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.

I prayed for this boy, and since the Lord gave me what I asked Him for,

Hannah’s Triumphant Prayer

Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is lifted up by the Lord. My mouth boasts over my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation.

Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

When they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” Samuel considered their demand sinful, so he prayed to the Lord.

They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants, so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.”

“As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said, Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

since You, Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, “I will build a house for you.” Therefore, Your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to You.

and buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After this, God answered prayer for the land.

He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered prayer on behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel ended.